’Tis the Season Church bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, these bridesmaid dresses are glistening! A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight, walking into this winter wonderland ...

Written By Buren Kelly

It takes what it takes when it comes to men and proposals, and in the case of Ross Jones, a soon-to-expire gift card to Fulton Five restaurant was just the prompt he needed to pop the question to Grayson Schirmer. When “dessert” arrived at their table, it was served in a silver dish that Grayson had admired months before at Ross’s mother’s house. “I had told her how much I loved it,” says Grayson, who opened it this time to find—surprise—a ring box. With Ross down on one knee, says Grayson, “I was so shocked that the lady sitting next to us said, ‘Well, are you gonna say “Yes?”’. ”

To read the rest of Grayson and Ross’s love story, and to see how they transformed Sullivan’s Island Sand Dunes Club into a December wedding wonderland, click here.